West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-09-15

death in LAwrnceburg, Tenn. at the end OF
last week He submitted tO the bite OF vet
eran TattleSnake, ~ inches long, with rs
Httlep. The snake knew his busirises too weu
and the man II dead.
Count Mitkiewicz, who got the valuabI,
concessions from the Chinese Government for
an American banking syndicate which was
10 practically monopolizo everything worth
having in ths Fowery Kingdom, turns up as
foreign swiudler OF the worst s0rt-biga.
mist, imposter and goodness knows what
all. T-
Hitherto In primary elections Virginia
Democrats have refused 20 allow tho coloreB
90 vote at all At the primary to be hold
next week in Richmond, IL Is decided TO por-
init the negroes 10 vote provided they pledge
themselves 20 support tho nominees.
The negotiations looking toward union
al tho Federal Association OF Miners and
the miners assemblies OF the Knights OF
Labor have been broken off, and there Is no
prospect Of their renewal. This information
comes from the convention OF the former or
ganization, In session at indianapolis
AZ a Baptist revival In Oak Grove, wayn,
county, Kent ucky, Mr.. Stapleton tried to
break uP tho services. George Hancock tried
To quiet him, An encounter followed, In
which Hanc ock fatally shot Stapletom Both
are respectable farmers
In the town OF Rawson, Ohio, near Linn.
on Tuesday, thirty-five houses, a grain oleya.
tor, and number Of stables, were destroyed
10y fire. Loss 100000
by tho collision OF freight and a passenger
lpnt Ia N
near Schleisengerville, Wis, n baby was
hurled from it's mothers arms and killed.
The individual schedules OF Ii. y. Ives filed
yesterday, show nominal assets OF $S7 ,45O,
consisting OF yacht, horses, carriages and
harness. There Is a $50 900 mortgage on the
yacht Tho liabilities are e7O, 500 consisting
largely Of tailors', grocers' and other bills
The authorities have discovered the exist.
once Of n well organi1od and extensive AnAr-
chist plot at Madrid, aud have, In conso-
qucnce, made several arrests In that city,
Salamanca and Cadiz, OF persons whose con-
noction with tho conspiracy is beyond quos-
ton.
John Mackay and James Fair, the West
ern millionaires, who have been bad friends
for two years, have made up and are going
into stock schemes together.
The people Of Austin, Texas, are excited
over the report that gang supposed to be
the same that perpetrated the Mcneil and
Flntonia train robberies have been brought ~
bny
An Italian carrying a dynamite bomb To
explodein n noted trout spot in Tucker coun-
ty, West Va, foil on a rock The bornb blew
him TO pieces, killed another Italian, and
wounded two companions seriously.
John Jordan, n farmer OF Kanawha County
West Va, married two months after his wife
died, was serenaded rather roughly; started
out 10 shoot the serenaders, fell on n stump,
disembowelled himself and died SOON after
wards.
The brakes refused 10 work on the Balu.
more and Ohio road near "a little station Ave
miles west Of Terra Alta, two express cars
jumped the track, fell down ravine 100 feet
deep, and killed brakeman. Several pass
engers were injured.
Governor Bartlett, OF California, whose
death has been momentarily expected for
several weeks past, is still living and has good
chances OF recovery. He II attended solely
by two female physicians, who will allow no
one else inside the room.
Batavia Ohio, has voted against saloons,
by a majority Of 30 in total vote OF 200.
The schooner, David Dows, supposed lost in
lake Superior, has arrived at Marquette
Prominent Fenians have made affidavit,
charging ODonovan Rosa with giving away
secrets OF the order.
1t is reported that a rich find Of gold-bear.
ing quartz, yielding $1,000 a ton, has been
struck by a Georgia mining company.
william Mills convic.ed Of counterfeiting in
the United States court at CINCINNATI, and
sentenced 10 fifteen years, has been pardoned
by the President. He Is blind and inhrm. ~.
Burt Tolliver, son Of the late Rowan county
terror, Craig Tolliver, accidenly shot and.
killed John Walton, young companion, at
Lexington, KY, while shooting at a mark,
The first break IN the window glass stua-
tion has occurred. II is among the ranks OF
the manufacturers The Findlay, o., win
dow glass works are fred up and will start
work within 10 days, giving the men the 10
per cont advance asked Tor.
The unfayorablo comments and criticisms
that have appeared in some newspapers about
the proceedings Of the International Medical
Congress at Washington, have excited
the indignation Of many Of the delegates.
Prominent members Of the Exocu-
tive Committee, speaking Of the matter say
that these criticisms were answered by Sir
james Grant, OF Canada who, ina answering
thc vote Of thanks b DR. Unna, made
speech in which he characterized this as
one Of the most important congresses ever
held, aud said that h would take rank
among the highest scientific gathering ever
held